Backyard Bird Watching

Pet dove care basics: which doves you can keep, why wild doves are protected, cage size, diet and grit, cleaning, illness signs, lifespan and breeding.

There are no lovebird breeds, only 9 species and many color mutations. How to tell them apart, the 3 sold as pets, wild US lovebirds and care basics.

Birds pecking your tomatoes? Net or cage the plants, pick at first blush, try a water source, and move scare devices often. Humane, legal fixes.

Hearing a squeaky-toy sound at night? It’s often a Northern Saw-whet Owl or begging baby owls. See the usual suspects by season, plus how to ID it.

Owls eat mostly mice, voles and rabbits, plus birds, insects and fish. See what backyard owls eat, what pellets reveal, and how to attract owls.

There are 3 cardinal species. Learn to ID the Northern Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia and Vermilion Cardinal, plus red birds mistaken for cardinals.

Macaw prices by species from breeders and rescues, plus the real lifetime cost: cage, food, vet, noise, 50+ year lifespan, and the law on buying one.

The blue quaker parrot is a color mutation of the monk parakeet. Size, lifespan, noise, price range, adoption, and the US states where it’s illegal.

The bird that brings babies is the white stork. Here is where the legend began, what the real bird is like, and the Wood Stork Florida readers can spot.